Albon: Shanghai track has “exposed” FW47 weaknesses after qualifying P10 for F1 Chinese GP

For the second consecutive Grand Prix, Alexander Albon finished in the points. The Williams driver has made an impeccable start to the season and is establishing himself as one of the names to watch closely in the midfield.

REPORT: Double Points in Shanghai

Atlassian Williams Racing's points-scoring start to 2025 continued in Round 2 of the season as Alex Albon brought home a P7 finish in the Chinese Grand Prix with Carlos Sainz clinching P10. The double-points result followed post-race disqualifications for three of our competitors, promoting our drivers up the order. Alex and Carlos crossed the line in 9th and 13th, respectively, after a race that featured evolving tyre strategies that limited th…

Albon: Shanghai track has “exposed” FW47 weaknesses after qualifying P10 for F1 Chinese GP

The 2025 season continues in China, and this weekend’s sprint format threw plenty of curveballs at the drivers, and among them, Alex Albon of Williams secured P10 in qualifying in Shanghai for the 2025 F1 Chinese GP. Sprint struggles reveal the weaknesses of the FW47 Albon started strong in the Sprint Shootout, qualifying P9. But the Sprint race didn’t go his way. He slipped back to P11 by the chequered flag, struggling with front graining on a …

Carlos Sainz, on board his Williams FW47 on the Shanghai circuit Williams director James Vowles has analyzed the performance of the British team after the first two days of action in Shanghai. In addition, he has defended the work of Carlos Sainz and has weighed the aspects in which it already makes a great contribution. Carlos Sainz's start of season is being quite less pleasant than the Spanish driver and Williams would like. Although his adap…